diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b13f7122f65beefa99a71d1849b8a569978ccad3..9fd34aa90e8e3f939a5bc2351a021f8c43f6b3ca 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cpplint:
     - master
   script:
     - curl -o cpplint.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/styleguide/gh-pages/cpplint/cpplint.py
-    - python cpplint.py --root=mace --linelength=80 --counting=detailed $(find mace -name *.h -or -name *.cc)
+    - python cpplint.py --linelength=80 --counting=detailed $(find mace -name *.h -or -name *.cc)
 
 ops_test:
   stage: ops_test